Review: The Courier
This is another "based on true events" film. The story begins in 1960 as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev is threatening to bury the West. The CIA and MI6 are scrambling for…
Review: Dark Web: Cicada 3301
This cyber-comedy/thriller takes its premise from a very real internet mystery. According to Wikipedia: "Cicada 3301 is a nickname given to an organization that, on three occasions, has posted a…
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Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Date movie
Foreign
Romance
South American
Spanish language
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 10
This week is heavy on movies about couples. They include rom-coms and complicated relationship stories, and the characters range from criminals to musicians to politicians, from kings to bakers. The…
Quickie Review: Silk Road
Silk Road starts with a disclaimer. "This story is true. Except for what we made up or changed." In other words, creative and dramatic license was required to turn this…
Review: The Mauritanian
This drama based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi's NY Times best-selling memoir "Guantánamo Diary" tells the story of a man swept up in the US government's post-9/11 frenzy to find the perpetrators.…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Date movie
Drama
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 8
This week's picks include classics and cult faves. There's only one foreign film in the bunch for a change of pace. Two of the films come from the same director,…
Review: The Marksman
What can I say? It’s Liam Neeson – with a straw hat, a rifle, and a faithful dog. There’s nothing particularly unique or original about The Marksman, but Neeson gives…
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Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Drama
French
Italian
Romance
Spanish language
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 7
This week's picks won boatloads of Oscars and had nominations galore. They hail from France, and Italy, and Germany, and Spain, and one has no dialogue. When I put together…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Date movie
Drama
French
Italian
Romance
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 6
This week's picks include two French films that couldn't be more dissimilar, one a psychological thriller, and the other a magical story set in Paris. There's an Italian ode to…
Review: Promising Young Woman
I finally have a solid front-runner for my 'best of' list for film and lead actress for 2020. It's Promising Young Woman starring Carey Mulligan (Wildlife, Mudbound, An Education). The…
Quickie Review: Fatale
When a Hilary Swank movie (Million Dollar Baby, Conviction, Boys Don't Cry) rolls out this time of year, you're inclined to think - Oscar bait? I know I did -…
Review: Greenland
Greenland may not be the type of movie we need right now, but it may be the type of apocalyptic thriller some fans want. It won’t displace anything from any…
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Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Danish
Drama
French
German
Italian
Korean
Romance
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Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 5
This week’s picks include a healthy dose of Roman decadence, an obsessive and tragic snoop, a ghostly romance, a grieving mother on the warpath, violent union busting, food to die…
Action/Adventure
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chinese
Drama
Romance
Russian
Spanish language
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 4
This week's picks run the gamut from a classic Hollywood epic to one of my favorite action flicks. I've also chosen a bunch of foreign fare. Something from Russia, from…
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 3
This week's list is heavy with comedies, but what a diverse set they are! From modern indie fare to classic screwball with a couple that are held up as the…